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Young Investigator Award
The IJMS Young Investigator Award was established in 2017 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of biochemistry, molecular biology, molecular biophysics, biomaterials, and molecular medicine. Nominations are accepted from April to December every year, with winners notified by the end of March the following year.
The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
Number of Winners: 3
International Journal of Molecular Sciences Young Investigator Award
Winner announcement date: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of any of the following research fields: biochemistry, molecular biology, molecular biophysics, biomaterials, or molecular medicine;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Past Winners
Winner
Andres Felipe LealAndres Felipe LealNemours Children´s Health, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Yu-Chan ChangYu-Chan ChangDepartment of Biomedicine Imaging and Radiological Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Kangnan WangKangnan WangState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Haishun DuHaishun DuDepartment of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1544, USA- LJLukasz JanczewskiLukasz JanczewskiInstitute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Award Committee
Maurizio BattinoMaurizio BattinoUniversità Politecnica delle MarcheChairman
Irmgard TegederIrmgard TegederPharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie Klinikum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Setsuko KomatsuSetsuko KomatsuFukui University of Technology
João Pedro SilvaJoão Pedro SilvaUCIBIO, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto
Vladimir N. UverskyVladimir N. UverskyUniversity of South Florida
Yanjie XieYanjie XieNanjing Agricultural University
Salvatore SacconeSalvatore SacconeUniversity of Catania
Claudio SantiClaudio SantiUniversity of Perugia
Lasse LindahlLasse LindahlUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Consolato SergiConsolato SergiUniversity of Alberta
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